Meanings
nounroostcock (plural roostcocks)
plural roostcocks
- UKdialectalobsoleteThe male of the domestic fowl; a cock.
No matter whether his nag have the stringhalt, and steps like a roostcock, or has wind-galls the size of bladders, or has been fired till his legs resemble a scored griskin, the BUTCHER's Boy braves every competitor in the race
1843, The Illuminated Magazine
Origin
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roostcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roostcock
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“roostcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roostcock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roostcock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roostcock.
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